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The Reforms Department, sometimes referred to as the Reforms Office, was a department of the India Office from 1919 to 1940 and a part of the Governor-General's secretariat from 1940 to 1947. It was tasked with facilitating the transfer of power towards self-government in India.[1]
Within the India Office, it was led by a departmental Secretary.[2]
History
[edit]It was established as a temporary department of the India Office in 1930.[3]
It was absorbed into the Governor-General's secretariat in 1940.
Leadership
[edit]Secretary of the Reforms Department
[edit]- 1932-1941: Sir Vernon Dawson[4]
- 1936-1941: Aubrey Dibdin[4]
Reforms Commissioners of the Government of India
[edit]- 1931-32: Sir James Macdonald Dunnett
- 1936: Sir Hawthorne Lewis[5]
- 1941-42: Henry Vincent Hodson
- 1942: V. P. Menon
Secretary to the Governor-General (Reforms)
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain, by Sathnam Sanghera - History Reclaimed". 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "British Diplomats Directory: Part 4 of 4 by FCDO Historians - Issuu". issuu.com. 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "THE VICEROY AND GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA" (PDF).
- ^ a b "British Diplomats Directory: Part 4 of 4 by FCDO Historians - Issuu". issuu.com. 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ Luscombe, Stephen (24 July 2024). "V P Menon - The Forgotten Architect of Modern India".